2013 Winners of Trevor/Bowen International Short Story Competition

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WILLIAM TREVOR / ELIZABETH BOWEN INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2013.                                      

Mitchelstown Literary Society, the organizing committee, is pleased to announce the results of the above competition. We would like to thank our preliminary adjudicators, Joyce Russell and Vincent McDonnell, and our final adjudicator, Ita Daly for ensuring the quality of our shortlist and the merit of our winning entry.

 

RUNNERS UP   € 200.00 EACH to

Richard Cotter, Woodgrove Forest Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork.                                            Vixen

Stephen Kennedy, Cedarbrick Tce., Annaville Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.                 Two Boys

Joanna Campbell, Firtree Cottages, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.                 The Revival of Clara Pitacci

Hugo Kelly, Rosmeen Court, Lower Salthill, Galway.                                                      Waiting to Happen

Carys Davies, Westbourne Road, Lancaster, Lancastershire, England.                         On Commercial Hill

 

SECOND PRIZE: € 500.00

Joanna Campbell, Firtree Cottages, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.                           The Biology Lesson

 

WINNER:      €3,000.00

ELEANOR O’REILLY, BLACKBERRY GLADE, ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW. SAINTS AND KIDNEYS.

 

We offer heartiest congratulations to our runners up, second prize and winning entrants and we thank all the writers who submitted entries.

We are delighted to report that our adjudicators found the standard of entry extremely high in keeping with level of previous years.

 

Míle Buíochas.

Liam Cusack

Tel: 025/84969.        Email: cusackliam@eircom.net              Full details available at   www.mitchelstownlit.com

 

 

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